Recollections of An Old Soldier. the Life of Captain David Perry, a Soldier of the French And Revolutionary Wars.
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It appeared there were only iwo absent, viz: Lieut. Toot, of Capt. Stark's* com- *Thi8 is Gen. John Stark, who is now [1-822] living at Pembroke, N. Hampshirej and, according to my best re-* 2S Recollections of an Old Soldier, pany, and a private. We then marched to the place from which the report had been heard, and found the soldier, who had been shot and scalped, who died soon after. The Lieuten- ant returned unhurt. We marched on a little distance, and came to a large opening. Here we surro...unded and took a Frenchman, from whom we endeavored to learn what had be- come of those who fired the guns, but he would not tell: and the Captain told him he would kill him if he did not, at the same time direct- -ing us to draw our knives, upon our doing whic6' he fell to saying his prayers upon his knees, firmly refusing to tell. Finding hini thus- resolute and faithful to his friends, the Captain sent him a prisoner to the shipping, and we went to our cooking again. In the morning our company took the friend- ly Frenchman for a guide, and marched off three or four miles to a back village, and got there before it was light.
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